Global Converting Fans to Customers: How to Create a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy Social media has become a common, and now required, staple to any successful marketing strategy. Not merely because it exposes a business... Karine Jazra • 09 April, 2013 Social Media Arabnet
Apple Has Pulled AppGratis, But Could Its Model Be Replicated in the Arab World? Dreaming of discovering new apps that would make your life easier or more entertaining? That's what app-discovery apps are for. From... Aline Mayard • 08 April, 2013
Meet the Winners of Startup Weekend Jeddah At the first Startup Weekend to grace Jeddah over a week ago, a wedding arrangement site won the day, led by two women. Hoping to serve... Nina Curley • 08 April, 2013 Badir Saudi Arabia Startup Communities
Why You're Scared of Public Speaking & How to Overcome It Regardless of your profession, your success is determined a great deal by your ability to communicate effectively. Whether you’re running a... Mais Gousous • 08 April, 2013 Tips
A Tour of Wixel Studios in Lebanon: Launching Survival Race [Wamda TV] Note: Wixel Studios has since changed the game’s name from Abou Ahmad the Arabian (AAA) to Survival Race. Today, Wixel Studios in Lebanon l... Glen Dalakian II • 08 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,... Ahmed Gabr • 08 April, 2013 Social Social Change Mentorship
Startup Weekend Assiut Breaks Barriers in Upper Egypt Assiut held its first StartUp Weekend (SW) last weekend on a Nile boat-hotel facing the picturesque view of the old town. There was... Omar Aysha • 07 April, 2013 Startup Weekend
What Makes A Good Mobile User Experience? A Look at Personal Finance App Wally Designing a good user experience for mobile can be tricky. But have you ever downloaded a mobile app and just fallen in love with it, even... George Elkhabbaz • 07 April, 2013 User Experience Design
Can You Marry Profit with Social Impact? Answers from ArabNet Beirut I recently attended my first ArabNet in Beirut take part in the social impact sessions. Speaking an entirely different language than C++,... Leena AlOlaimy • 07 April, 2013 Social Change Arabnet Social Entrepreneurship
Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 Launches, Calling for Applications Intel just announced the Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 (IBC ME), a portal to the Intel... Ahmed Gabr • 07 April, 2013 Competitions
Weekly Wrap-Up: March 31- April 4 Whether you're at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, about to make an exceptional exit, or just observing the Arab market,... Wamda • 04 April, 2013 Mix n Mentor Weekly Wrap-Up
TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18 The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ... Omar Aysha • 04 April, 2013
What Do You Buy Online? We Ask the Crowd [Wamda TV] After the panel on “Case Studies in E-retail” on Forum Day 2 of ArabNet Beirut, we asked the audience whether they make purchases online, wh... Wamda • 04 April, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
5 Uncommon Tips for Managing Your Virtual Team Typical “how-to” advice on managing virtual teams goes something like this: Have clear objectives. Use video. Communicate efficiently. Use... Hassan Osman • 04 April, 2013 Team management Virtual teams Team
How LINKonLINE Weathered the Political Storm in Egypt with New Revenue Models Until 2002, LINKonLINE was an online publishing section of Link Dot Net. Since it became an independent company,... Hanan Solayman • 04 April, 2013 Egypt Arabic Content Digital Media
U.A.E Yougotagift launches in the Middle East In January, Swedish social gifting app Wrapp reached one million users in 14 months, accruing users faster than Pinterest, Twitter,... Aline Mayard • 03 April, 2013 yougotagift justgiftit